This fixture does not hold too many good memories for me, because my Chelsea debut was against the Black Cats in 1999.
They are terrible memories, actually, because I missed a couple of one-on-ones but at least it was a good team performance and I still got a win bonus… although thinking about it, they should have taken that off me.
I am going for another Chelsea win this time too, even though Joao Pedro is in my Fantasy team and he is not scoring.
They made lots of changes against Ajax on Wednesday but still won so emphatically.
Enzo Maresca’s side were not as convincing when they beat Nottingham Forest last weekend and the 3-0 scoreline flattered them a bit, but after a bit of a wobble in September, they have now won four in a row in all competitions.
Sunderland are extremely well organised but I’d still fancy Chelsea to find a way through – which is probably bad news for Blues supporters.
I don’t want to sound too negative about how my predictions are going, but I got Sunderland wrong every week even when I was doing well, and at the moment I am doing badly.
I am going to write the Black Cats off again now though because I think we are already at the stage where their fans want me to. They know it means there is a good chance of them winning.
Sutton’s prediction: 2-0
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